Octopus pork knuckles and lotus root soup

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Main material drawings.

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Put clear water in the pot and cook it with the pig's hands. After boiling the blood, remove the pig's hands and wash them, and remove the remaining pig hair.

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Put clear water and processed pork fingers in the soup pot.

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Add peanuts. Peanuts do not need to be soaked, just cleaned.

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Add the octopus. After soaking the octopus for 5 minutes, the internal organs, eyes and mouth can be removed and torn into small pieces.

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Add ginger.

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Add large pieces of lotus root.

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Cook for 1 and a half hours.

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Add salt and pepper and cook for another 10 minutes.

Don't soak peanuts and octopus, boil them directly, and the soup will be more fragrant. Extended reading: Octopus's cholesterol content is only one-fifth of that of eggs, and only 114 mg. It is high-density cholesterol, which is good cholesterol (most of the cholesterol synthesized from human digestive oils is low-density bad cholesterol, so dietary oil control is the key). It is not only rich in protein, but also rich in B and E vitamins and trace elements such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, and selenium. It is also rich in highly unsaturated fatty acids such as DHA (commonly known as brain gold) and EPA. In addition, the large amount of taurine contained in the fish can effectively reduce the accumulation of cholesterol in the blood vessel wall and has a good effect on preventing vascular hardening and the formation of gallstones. Octopus has the highest taurine content among fish. Taurine content per 100 grams of edible parts: octopus 550 mg, cuttlefish 350 mg, sardines 20 mg, herring 84 mg, flounder 171 mg. Taurine inhibits the rise of blood pressure and the absorption of cholesterol by blood vessel walls. Taurine also has the effect of lowering cholesterol levels in the blood. If the liver contains enough taurine, it can increase the ability of cholesterol in the blood to synthesize bile acids. After bile acids are excreted from the body, cholesterol levels in the blood decrease. Also important is that taurine also helps more easily remove bile acids from the body. I checked Baidu Encyclopedia and found that Taurine has a lot of benefits: Taurine is a special amino acid and an indispensable nutrient element in the human body. It can promote the development of brain tissue and intelligence, improve memory functions, improve nerve conduction and visual functions, reduce blood lipids, reduce blood pressure, maintain normal human blood pressure and prevent arteriosclerosis, strengthen heart and anti-arrhythmia, has a special effect on reducing cholesterol content in the blood, prevent cardiovascular diseases, strengthen liver and gallbladder, inhibit the formation of cholesterol stones, increase bile flow, It can promote the return to normal of acute hepatitis; improve endocrine status, have a certain effect in lowering blood sugar, enhance human immunity, inhibit the occurrence and development of cataracts, maintain normal reproductive function, prevent and treat iron deficiency anemia, and promote bifidus in the human intestine. Growth factor optimizes the structure of bacterial groups in the intestine; also has antioxidant and anti-aging effects; has the ability to activate skin cells, which can continuously provide rapid and lasting energy replenishment and multiple protection for young skin. It has the effect of improving skin immunity and resisting the invasion of the external environment on the skin. The human body mainly relies on ingesting taurine in food to meet the body's needs.